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Archibald WELLBELOVE · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 4 Dec 2013•Warwickshire

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Concerns
1

Raised in this report

Recipients
1

Named on the report

Responses found
1

Of 1 recipient

Stated actions
5

Described in responses

Recipients and published responses

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Concerns and recipient responses

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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure to review night-lighting policy with regard to pedestrian use and footpath visibility during unlit hours
    Part of recurring concern: Failure to reassess safety risks from inadequate lighting
Responses linked to these concerns

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Actions described in response An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.2

  1. Action

    Keep the street light nearest the crossing point illuminated throughout the night.

    Stated by Warwickshire County CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 18 October 2013.
  2. Action

    Review the night-lighting policy against pedestrian use and awareness of the footpath termination.

    Stated by Warwickshire County CouncilStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 18 October 2013.

Source evidence

How this individual concern was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. Response links show a clear evidence connection; they do not assign responsibility.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Failure to review night-lighting policy with regard to pedestrian use and footpath visibility during unlit hours

Wider context from the report

“(1) failure of the Council to review its night-lighting policy with specific regard to the circumstances of Mr Wellbelove’s death; to include consideration of: • evidence that pedestrians regularly use the road during the unlit hours; and • evidence that pedestrians, during the unlit hours, may not be aware of the presence of a footpath on the Leamington-bound side of the road, at the point of discontinuation of the footpath on the Kenilworth-bound side of the road. ”

Is this part of a recurring concern?

Yes — Failure to reassess safety risks from inadequate lighting.

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How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Keep the street light nearest the crossing point illuminated throughout the night.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Council had scheduled a review of the policy for the early Summer but has brought forward this particular element in light of the Regulation 28 Report. Attached to this letter is a note of the investigations carried out by our highway engineers and their conclusions. From this it will be seen that it has been decided to make a number of changes at the point where the Kenilworth-bound footway terminates in order to reduce the risk of any future deaths. These changes are as follows:”

Source location

2013-0324-Response-by-Warwickshire-County-Council
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Published 18 October 2013

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Review the night-lighting policy against pedestrian use and awareness of the footpath termination.

Verbatim wording from the response

“Failure of the Council to review its night-lighting policy with specific regard to the circumstances of Mr Wellbelove's death; to include consideration of:”

Source location

2013-0324-Response-by-Warwickshire-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 18 October 2013

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Other statements in published responses

These actions and other statements could not be clearly connected to one concern in this report.

Recipient-stated actions An action is something a recipient says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to a concern raised.3

  1. 1

    Install a dropped crossing with tactile paving on both sides of the road.

    Stated by Warwickshire County CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 18 October 2013.
  2. 2

    Install signs directing pedestrians across the road at the footway termination.

    Stated by Warwickshire County CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 18 October 2013.
  3. 3

    Install a barrier rail to deter pedestrians at the footway termination.

    Stated by Warwickshire County CouncilStated plannedThe respondent said that this action was planned when they made their response on 18 October 2013.

Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Install a dropped crossing with tactile paving on both sides of the road.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Council had scheduled a review of the policy for the early Summer but has brought forward this particular element in light of the Regulation 28 Report. Attached to this letter is a note of the investigations carried out by our highway engineers and their conclusions. From this it will be seen that it has been decided to make a number of changes at the point where the Kenilworth-bound footway terminates in order to reduce the risk of any future deaths. These changes are as follows:”

Source location

2013-0324-Response-by-Warwickshire-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 18 October 2013

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Install signs directing pedestrians across the road at the footway termination.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Council had scheduled a review of the policy for the early Summer but has brought forward this particular element in light of the Regulation 28 Report. Attached to this letter is a note of the investigations carried out by our highway engineers and their conclusions. From this it will be seen that it has been decided to make a number of changes at the point where the Kenilworth-bound footway terminates in order to reduce the risk of any future deaths. These changes are as follows:”

Source location

2013-0324-Response-by-Warwickshire-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 18 October 2013

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Source evidence

How this respondent action was interpreted

PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the published response wording shown below.

PFD Monitor interpretation

Install a barrier rail to deter pedestrians at the footway termination.

Verbatim wording from the response

“The Council had scheduled a review of the policy for the early Summer but has brought forward this particular element in light of the Regulation 28 Report. Attached to this letter is a note of the investigations carried out by our highway engineers and their conclusions. From this it will be seen that it has been decided to make a number of changes at the point where the Kenilworth-bound footway terminates in order to reduce the risk of any future deaths. These changes are as follows:”

Source location

2013-0324-Response-by-Warwickshire-County-Council
Page 1 · response
Published 18 October 2013

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